Tag: substance abuse
The impact of age and gender on the mental health of...
A recent study offered a glimpse into the impacts that age and gender have on the mental health of people struggling with drug addiction.
Researchers...
Social listening is a valuable resource for monitoring substance abuse
Infoveillance, the process of social listening in order to identify and evaluate what is said about an individual, product, brand or company through the...
Addiction treatment strategies for the antisocial
Certain behavioral traits have long been associated with a risk for drug abuse, but new research published in the journal Behavioral Sciences by researchers...
Levels of mental distress after addiction treatment linked to admission pathways
People who voluntarily seek addiction treatment are less likely to exhibit signs of mental distress six months after their course of treatment when compared...
Female inmates list drug use as primary motivation for committing burglary
Drug use is more of a motivating factor for women to commit burglary than it is for men, according to a new study published...
Program tailored for foster families shows promise in preventing drug abuse
A 2016 pilot study tested the feasibility, usability and outcomes of a family-based substance use prevention program for foster families.
“There’s a lot of evidence...
Inhalants are no laughing matter
Between 5 and 10 percent of eighth-graders, 10th-graders and 12th-graders have tried inhalants in their lifetime, according to the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH)...
New data shows higher risk of substance abuse in LGBT community
Sexual minority groups have a higher risk of abusing substances than the sexual majority population, according to a new report from the Substance Abuse...
Changing the language of addiction will facilitate treatment
As neurological science and addiction research has developed, the understanding of substance misuse has shifted from the popular belief that addiction is a...
Sleep habits may predict early drug use, study shows
Sleep-deprived children and teenagers are more likely to use drugs and alcohol, according to a new study by the Department of Psychiatry at the...
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